Editorial: Gold majors on uptick
As fresh sovereign debt crises unfold and fears mount over a possible second recession, investors continue to look to gold as a leading safe-haven investment.
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New horizons: Canada’s untapped geothermal energy potential
The following is an edited excerpt from the Geological Survey of Canada’s report Geological energy resource potential of Canada. To download the full report visit http://geopub.nrcan.gc.ca.
Commentary: What you need to know about changes to NI 43-101
Canada is home to the majority of the world’s public mining companies and the majority of mining company financings are completed in Canada. As a result, Canada has one of the most developed regulatory systems for mining companies, and its…
Editorial: Hello, US$1,800 gold
August 5 was a day for the history books, as Standard and Poor’s lowered its rating on America’s long-term sovereign credit to “AA+” from “AAA” with a “negative outlook.” This is the first-ever downgrade of the U.S. debt by a major bond-rating…
Editorial: US debt swells, gold soars
A pillar of the gold bug’s argument for continued strength in the decade-long bull run for gold is the world-weary prediction that most of the U.S. political class will keep showing abject cowardice or wilful ignorance in dealing with the…
Letter to the editor: Treating high-grade gold assays
In the letter from Stu Averill that you published in your July 18-24, 2011 issue, he raised several issues of wider interest than just the results published by Trelawney Mining and Exploration that he addressed. I draw your attention to some of…
Letter to the editor: Cote Lake’s gold resources – a clarification
In a Letter to the Editor two issues ago, I responded to an earlier cover story describing exploration progress at the Côté Lake, Ont., gold project of Trelawney Mining and Exploration. Côté Lake has an initial…
Commentary: Canada’s mines ministers need to address problems
The following is an excerpt from the Canadian Mineral Industry Federation’s submission to the Annual Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference, which was held in July in Kananaskis, Alta.
Editorial: Chileans tire of Piera
Chile’s mining sector was rocked by a 24-hour walkout in mid-July by unionized workers at state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper miner. It’s the first countrywide strike at Codelco in 18 years.
Letter to the editor: How big can Cote Lake get? Depends how you stretch it!
In the cover story of The Northern Miner’s June 27-July 3, 2011 issue, staff writer Anthony Vaccaro describes Trelawney Mining and Exploration’s activity on its newly discovered Côté Lake gold deposit in the southwestern Abitibi…
Editorial: Bernanke helps gold hit new highs
The eroding foundations of the global economic system dominated much of the world’s business news in the first week of July.
Editorial: A loss, a win and a draw
The resource market passed the halfway mark of 2011 in a bit of a foul mood, with the ongoing anxiety over the feeble economic recovery seen in the U.S. and parts of Europe continuing to depress mining share prices, even in the face of robust…